LCAP Community Conversation

November 14, 2024

Topic: Student Achievement

Presented By: Dr. Brian Landisi,�Coordinator III�Assessment & Accountability

GLENDALE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | Preparing our students for their future!

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Today’s Conversation

• What is the LCAP?
• Review of LCAP student achievement metrics, including the 2023-2024 CAASPP and CAST results
• Explore the intersection of assessment results with student perceptions on the Panorama Survey
• Discuss next steps to inform instructional practice using data
• Share your feedback!

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Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)

What is the LCAP?

• 3-year plan
• Developed with input from educational partners
• Goals, actions, and expenditures to address state and local priorities

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LCAP and School Funding

• California schools are funded by the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)
• School districts must produce an LCAP each year to show how they use LCFF funds to meet the needs of all students

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LCAP goals are aligned to our GUSD Board of Education priorities!

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LCAP Community Conversations

September 12

School Safety

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October 10

Mental Health

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November 14

Student Achievement

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January 23

College & Career Success

February 13

Mid-Year LCAP Update

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March 13

Budget

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May 29

LCAP Draft Review

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June 10

LCAP Public Hearing

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CAASPP Summative Assessments

• Measure what students know and can do using the Common Core State Standards (English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics) as well as student progress toward college and career readiness
• Administered in Grades 3 through 8 and Grade 11
• Two sections:
• Computer Adaptive Test (CAT)
• Performance Tasks (PT)
• Students in the United States for less than 12 months are exempt from the ELA portion only

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CAST Assessment

• Measures what students know and can do using the Next Generation Science Standards

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• Focuses on understanding the scientific concepts found in the Earth and Space Sciences, Life Sciences, and Physical Sciences

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• Taken in Grades 5, 8 and once in high school (11th for GUSD)

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• Computer-based test that consists of stand-alone questions as well as three or four performance tasks

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Assessment Details

• Results are publicly available at https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/
• Four achievement levels:

Level 4: Standard Exceeded

Level 3: Standard Met

Level 2: Standard Nearly Met

Level 1: Standard Not Met

• CAASPP and CAST scores contribute to the Academic Performance indicators on the California School Dashboard
• The summative assessments have used the same revised blueprints over the past three years

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Used for assessment reporting in California

SBAC has a broader interpretation:

Advanced, proficient or foundational grade-level knowledge/skills with increasing accuracy and complexity

2023-2024 GUSD CAASPP Results

English Language Arts/Literacy

Mathematics

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2023-2024 GUSD CAST Results

California Science Test

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GUSD CAASPP & CAST�3-Year Trend

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• Overall results have remained very consistent from year to year.

2023-2024 GUSD Results by Student Group

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2023-2024 GUSD Results by Student Group

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Comparison of

District - County - State

Results

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CAASPP Results Comparison

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CAASPP Results Comparison

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CAASPP Results Comparison

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CAASPP Results Comparison

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CAASPP Results Comparison

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CAASPP Results Comparison

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CAST Results Comparison

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CAST Results Comparison

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CAST Results Comparison

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Additional Context for GUSD

• English Learners (EL) in Grades 3-8 and 11 are required to take the Mathematics and Science tests regardless of their English language fluency.
• The number of testing-eligible ELs enrolled in GUSD that have been in the U.S. for less than 12 months has increased significantly over the past three years:

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Impact of Long-Term English Learners

• LTELs are students who have been enrolled in a United States school for six years or more but have not yet been reclassified as fluent English proficient

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• In 2023-2024, there were approximately 300 testing-eligible LTELs in GUSD.
• 4% of LTELs met or exceeded standards in ELA/Literacy; 2% in Mathematics; and 4% in Science.

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• For comparison purposes, GUSD ELs in the U.S. less than 12 months outperformed LTELs (6% on ELA, 13% on Math)

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Panorama Survey Results

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• These domains provide insight into student perceptions of the factors that are central to their performance in school and achieving academic outcomes.
• Results have remained consistent from year to year.

Fall 2024 Panorama�Survey

When you make a mistake on your schoolwork, how often do you ask your teacher for ways you can do better next time?

Grades 4-5 Grades 6-12

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Fall 2024 Panorama�Survey

How sure are you that you can do the hardest schoolwork that is given to you?

Grades 4-5 Grades 6-12

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Analysis

• GUSD CAASPP and CAST results have been consistent over the past three years

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• Despite the number of English Learners new to the U.S. nearly doubling, overall performance has remained stable

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• GUSD students outperform students in LA County and throughout the state by nearly 20% in both ELA and Math and over 10% in Science

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• Social Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies may have a link to academic achievement

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Next Steps

• Focus on Long-Term English Learners and ELs in the U.S. less than 12 months, and students needing intervention

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• Promote classroom environments and strategies that emphasize growth mindset and self-efficacy

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• Continue data analysis at school sites and incorporate growth as part of the collaborative inquiry cycles

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• Integrate Interim Assessments in classroom instruction and universal tools/accessibility resources in the testing platform

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Share Your Feedback!

What resources have been helpful, and what more can the district do to support students' academic achievement?

Complete our quick survey at www.gusd.net/Share

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Join us for our next

Community Conversation!

Thursday, January 23

Topic: College and Career Success

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Learn more at www.gusd.net/LCAP

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